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cockfight

(käk′fīt′)

noun

a fight between gamecocks, usually wearing metal spurs on the legs, with informal betting on the outcome and with prize money awarded to the owner of the winner: cockfights are illegal in the U.S.

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cockfighting noun

See cockfight in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A fight between gamecocks, often fitted with metal gaffs, that is arranged as a spectacle.

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cockˈfightˌing adjective & n.

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